Cuomo announces liquor summit

Fresh off this summer’s “yogurt summit,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced plans for a meeting between top state officials and members of the beer and wine industry.

“We’re going to spend some time meeting with the leaders of the industry,” Cuomo said during a Cabinet meeting. “When we’re doing that, they might have issues. … If they want to do marketing collaboration, if they want to talk about some regulations … then we’ll come together and have the meeting.”

Cuomo said the gathering is planned for late October.

During August’s yogurt summit at The Egg, state officials proposed raising the cow count that subjects dairy farms to greater water quality regulations. Cuomo did not hint at any similar target for the beer summit.

Earlier this year, the governor signed a tax credit for the state’s brewers that replaced an exemption that had been declared unconstitutional by a lawsuit. Cuomo opposes a signature issue supported by many wine producers: allowing the sale of their product in grocery stores.

“I’m sure questions will come, and my position hasn’t changed,” he said on that point.

Grocery store sales will be the first thought of many “Table Hopping” readers who see this item. #$ williepitt is unfortunately correct in stating Governor Andrew Cuomo’s opposition to this legislation because of its presumed negative effect upon NYS’s wine-and-liquor retailers. We’ve discussed that on TH several times in the past; there’s little point repeating it now. I don’t often disagree with the governor, but he’s on the wrong side on this one.

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